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埃及

جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة‎

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Egypt

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地理位置

Geographical Location

埃及北接地中海,自西自東分別與利比亞、蘇丹和加薩走廊接壤。地理上埃及地跨二洲即亞洲和非洲,西奈半島位於西南亞(西亞),而該國大部分國土位於北非地區。

Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya to the west, Sudan to the south and adjoins the Gaza Strip. It is located in two continents, Asia and Africa. The Sinai Peninsula is located in southwestern Asia (west Asia) and most of the land is in North Africa.

人口與民族

Population and Ethnic

埃及目前有約1.04億人口,主要為埃及人,少數為阿巴扎人(Abazas)、土耳其人(Turk)、希臘人(Greek)及貝都因人(Bedouin)。官方語言為阿拉伯語,民族語言為埃及阿拉伯語(埃及方言)。

The current population of Egypt is 104,000,000. The majority of the population is Egyptians and smaller groups are Abazas, Turk, Greek and Bedouin. Arabic is the official language and Egyptian Arabic is a national language (Egyptian dialect).

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文化特色

Cultural Features

埃及文化有千年的歷史,是阿拉伯語世界公認的文化引領者,古埃及是世界上最早的文明之一。古埃及文明是人類文明的五大發源地之一。古埃及人除以建築金字塔、獅身人面像及製造木乃伊而聞名天下外,還發明許多對後世影響深遠的東西。 古埃及的文化非常豐富,創造的象形文字對後來腓尼基字母的影響很大,而希臘字母是在腓尼基字母的基礎上創建的,最終形成了西方的拼音文字系統。

此外,金字塔、亞歷山大燈塔、阿蒙神廟等建築體現埃及人高超的建築技術和數學知識,在幾何學等方面也有很大的成就。古埃及使用太陽曆作為曆法,因此現代西方也普遍使用太陽曆。埃及目前共有七項世界遺產,包括六項文化遺產,一項自然遺產。

The culture of Egypt goes back thousands of years: it is seen as a leader in the Arabic world. Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations in the world and one of five ancient civilizations. In addition to being known for its Pyramids, Great Sphinx of Giza and mummies, ancient Egyptians also invented many things that have had a great influence on posterity. The culture of Ancient Egypt is influential. For example, the hieroglyphs had a strong influence on Phoenicia, which is the root of the Greek alphabet. At last, it developed into the writing system used today in the western world.

In addition, the pyramids, Alexandria Lighthouse and the Amun Temple reveal their excellent skills in both architecture and mathematics. Ancient Egyptians also enjoyed great achievements in geometry. The ancient Egyptian calendar was a solar calendar, which forms the basis of the Western calendar still used in modern times. There are seven world heritage sites in Egypt, including six cultural heritages and a natural heritage.

美食特色

Features of Food

埃及飲食使用莢果、蔬果、肉類(鴿肉、雞肉及羊肉)及海鮮,代表性料理有地中海釀菜、鷹嘴豆泥、油炸鷹嘴豆餅及沙威瑪等。埃及常喝的飲品為茶及啤酒,較著名的甜點有果仁蜜餅、粗麥椰子蛋糕及庫納法(Knafeh)等。

The staples of Egyptian diet are pod, vegetables, fruit, meat (pigeon meat, chicken and lamb) and seafood. The traditional cuisines are Dolma, Hummus, Falafel and Shawarma. The common drinks are tea and beer. The famous desserts are Baklava, Basbousa and Knafeh.

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